2023 Hyundai Elantra N: Regular Car Reviews

I want a Honda Civic Type R, but I don't have enough black hoodies.

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[enmass]

Hyundai Elantra N the official car of: we have a Civic Type R at home

[sivalon]

"I'm over 30 and an ibuprofen is part of this balanced breakfast." I have been personally attacked by this statement.

[scionix]

For what it’s worth, if you care about tracking your HOT SEDAN, I have taken my Elantra N to NCM park in Bowling Green numerous times, bone stock. The car rips ass, does not overheat, does not brake fade on OEM pads, and the chassis balance is fantastic. The front LSD might as well be magic.

It doesn’t feel “special” inside like a type R, but when you’re driving it at the limit it sure feels special. I think being able to have that experience straight from the factory is worth commending.

[MTNorville]

Elantra N, the automotive equivalent of buying any flagship Android phone that isn't a Samsung.

[eggyparrot]

The empty space on the dash is exactly what Mr Regular was describing on the ionic 5. Its a space for you to mount your phone, just with a suction cup mount. It even has a circle surrounding where the suction cup goes

[kdilla_srt]

I’ve owned an 2023 Elantra N for well over a year now and I’m convinced this is the greatest car that “car enthusiasts” want to shit on. It checks off all the boxes and so many people I feel are trying to find any flaw with this car just for the sake of having a critique. This thing is putting up similar performance numbers to my 2007 Chrysler 300 Srt8 when it was still stock. That’s crazy, Hyundai produced a cheap turbo four banger that can hang with what was considered the hellcat of its day. Obviously I’m biased but still I feel some of the flack this car gets from the community is kinda unwarranted.

[skenzyme]

I was dumbfounded last year when I went to test drive a Palisade and learned that NONE were available. Anywhere. Sometimes, being cheaper is enough.

[saxachewon]

The owner has that sheepish "PLEASE don't make me justify my decision to purchase this car" look that Mr. Regular has a way of eliciting from many guests.

[macaron]

I got an N because it was $10k ($15k-20k in the real world) cheaper, has a DCT and heated seats. Those are not small things at all.

[kepofshangri-la]

Hot Sedan❌
Super Saloon✅

Uh-oh he went into literary theory again.

[michelanvalo]

The guy in California with the loud exhaust got screwed because the tech was insisting on testing his car in the N drive mode. No one, ever, has tested the cars in their top driving mode

[jacquesc]

This is the Dodge Neon SRT when the bug eye WRX ruled the streets, in the early 2000's.

[jonathanc.gillespie]

Let’s be honest. If Hyundai and Kia had cars that lasted 500k miles routinely and were as cheap to repair as a jenga tower, Honda and Toyota guys would still dunk on them. The problem with the Elantra N is the same problem Hyundai and Kia have had forever. People who pay more money for objects are never going to be motivated to believe there may be deals elsewhere.

[rbrtgnz]

This episode reminded me that Mr Regular was a teacher years ago. He still has that teacher talk and I love it lol

[Daveyboy_RS]

Being able to individually adjust the aggression settings of The engine, DCT, dampers, steering, exhaust, LSD, and ESC is absolutely fantastic!
Your commute to work has a lot of bumpy roads?....put the dampers in comfort, while keeping everything else full aggressive.
If you find the steering a little too heavy in sport or sport+ then put in normal setting, without having to put everything else in normal.

The only other cars that have versatility like that are $90K+ cars like m4, CT5 V, AMGs, and other high end performance coupes and sedans.
The fact that you have 3 separate aggression settings for the electronic limited slip differential is also incredible!

And it is really easy to make those adjustments in the infotainment. You just click on the N icon and swipe right And boom you're right on the screen that allows you to adjust each one to your liking. I don't own one of these cars, so I'm not singing it's praises because I have one... But I do want one.

Bottom line is, we drive our cars differently in different situations, so to be able to customize the aggression/comfort levels of all those systems is wonderful, Especially in a car that only costs mid-30s.
It is the #1 performance bargain of this entire era.

[jacobhoffman]

The elentra n is a neon srt4 if dodge made it today, cheap quick and fun

[Strike]

What Roman was saying at the end about fake cockpit features being akin to baby toys with fake noises is absolutely savage. Definitely going to remember and use that.

[tylor]

I’m actually good friends with one of the folks that helped engineer the Elantra N!

I also owned my N for 40k miles on a stage 2 tune all of its life and it took the abuse perfectly fine.

[shadowgaleshale]

For me, I watch as 5 elantra N’s go ham all day at my local track while all these sports car legends have to take breaks and cool down often

[entropy]

But they stopped making the Veloster N.
They should really nut up and bring back the Tiburon as an N-badge car aimed right at the GR86.